Barons Lane Halt railway station
| Barons Lane Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Purleigh |
| Area | Maldon |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 10 July 1922[1] | Opened |
| 10 September 1939[1] | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Barons Lane Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Purleigh, Essex. It was opened in 1922 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon West Halt.
It was closed in 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 28. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
External links
- History of the Crouch valley Line
- Barons Lane Halt on navigable old O. S. map
- GER Society webpage containing photograph of the station in the 1920s
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon West Halt | Great Eastern Railway Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line |
Cold Norton | ||
Coordinates: 51°41′26″N 0°40′12″E / 51.6906°N 0.6701°E
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